To Kill A Plant - A Poem By Paul Vincent Cannon

I Sing - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: found at fairfaxcounty.gov “I shall never draw back from love” Elsa Gidlow I SingI knowI'm coming backon overto lienext to your body,todayI singbecause I knowI'm coming back. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️ Note: This poem is inspired by the line “because I don’t know if I’m coming back” from Song of Departure’ by Raquel Chavez – I took the opposite view.

View On WordPress

There, In The Shadows - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Art work: by Paul Emile Chabas ‘Nymphs of the Dance’ from pixels.com “… he saw like a nymph half risen” Amy Lowell There, In The ShadowsWhere the golden apples growthere lie the children of the evening,Hera's gardenapproach from the west orlook in Oceanusscour Lixus,unwrap the shadows,and mindyou need more than eyesask Ladon -Hesperia's daughters appear most when anticipatedbut least…

View On WordPress

(via Here's To Looking At You - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon)

We Don't Know - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: found at leadingwithtrust.com “A hole torn in the fabric of the world …” Nathaniel Tarn We Don't KnowThese linesmean nothingthere is nothingonly hidden intentionsof secret desires,that strange landscapeof internal confusionprojectedmasqueradingas certainty while ever doubting,because old, hackneyedhalf truths spreadliberally across thecollective mindshow how propagandaactually works…

View On WordPress

from Rosy Pirani, 08/May/2024:

My Write Heart - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: found at scienceinfo.net via Bing “… now will you rest forever, my tired heart.” Leopardi Giacomo My Write HeartIf my heart were a writerwhat might it write about -grand visionstruths of the pastspeculative thoughts on loveideas of travel to marshopes for peacefood enoughan end to poverty?Nothing particularly original,maybe that's a clue -is my heart more about fiction? Copyright 2025…

View On WordPress

EL PAÍS English

The dirt on biocrusts: Why scientists are working to save Earth’s living skin

Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil. It may be a vital ecosystem — one that you can help protect.

Also called biocrust, cryptobiotic soil is a community of tiny, dirt-dwelling organisms that form a distinct crust on the top of soil in arid landscapes. These crusts are vital across Earth’s dryland ecosystems, helping to hold loose soil together and prevent erosion. They retain water, provide nooks for other microbes to live in and add nitrogen to the soil.

Cryptobiotic soil often looks like a discolored patch of ground. Upon closer inspection, the stain becomes a mosaic of small, dark lumps, dotted with tiny beds of moss and inconspicuous patches of lichen. But it can also look very similar to regular, crusty soil. Although the crunchy earth might be tempting to trek over, like stomping through a pile of crisp autumn leaves, that’s a major faux pas: Biocrust can take decades to regenerate.

Biocrusts cover around 12 percent of Earth’s land surfaces and inhabit every continent in the world. A major component of these crusts is often photosynthesizing bacteria called cyanobacteria. The cyanobacteria form sticky filaments that act like glue in sandy desert soil, creating a clumpy, crusty surface where fungi and other bacteria take hold.

Depending on what environment a biocrust is in, it can also house itty-bitty mosses, lichens and microscopic algae. For example, in desert areas with more moisture, like Moab, Utah, biocrusts tend to feature mosses. In gypsum-rich soils, such as near Lake Mead, Nevada, lichens take center stage. Some crusts feature all components, and in other crusts, multiple components are missing. But regardless of their community lineup, the crusts all serve as a living skin for desert land.

“They provide this suit of armor to the soil,” says Ferran Garcia-Pichel, a microbiologist at Arizona State University in Tempe. When he first started working with biocrusts around two decades ago, very little was known about them. In the 2023 Annual Review of Microbiology, Garcia-Pichel outlines what researchers have learned about cryptobiotic soil over the last couple decades and what remains unknown.

Old Or New Ways? - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Bjorn is hosting Open Link Night (with live edition) the night we choose a poem to post. dVerse Poets – OLN Photo: trillmag.com “My nostrils prickle with nostalgia.” Sylvia Plath Old Or New Ways?That piece of musicline of poetry so famousbook that imprints the heartso beautifulso moving,but are they moving nowin new ways,or are you moved thirty years agoin old ways,your emotions…

View On WordPress

Ever Nascent - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Laura is hosting Meeting The Bar with an invitation to write – a WaltMarie poetry style: 10 lines even lines are just 2 syllables odd lines are longer but without syllable restriction the even lines make their own mini-poem if read separately meter and rhyme are unspecified And the theme of your poem should be the history/meaning of your name or one you wish you had or an…

View On WordPress

(via What Is This Moment? - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon)